Five ways to maximize the value of value engineering
October 3, 2024
Despite high estimates and construction bids for your projects, value engineering can help keep your efforts alive. Here are five ways to make the most of the...
Celebrating World Architecture Day
October 7, 2024
Since 1985, The International Union of Architects (UIA) has recognized the first Monday in October as World Architecture Day. While World Architecture Day has...
Design specialty
Spelman College teams up with Studio Gang for a community-focused art & science center
June 23, 2025
Technology, community and the arts convene at this one-of-a-kind space, which officially opened to students and the public in April.
Affordable housing
Dogan-Gaither Flats: From landmark motel to lifeline housing in Knoxville
February 28, 2024
An abandoned motor lodge with a storied past is reborn.
Social impact
Architects called to lead as key partners in solving housing crisis at U.S. Conference of Mayors
June 30, 2025
AIA 2025 President Evelyn Lee urged stronger collaboration between architects and local leaders, as mayors nationwide back faster permitting and federal support...
Social impact
Can real estate be a tool for social change? Adre says yes
June 26, 2025
How one real estate developer is prioritizing social and environmental ROI.
Affordable housing
How place defines possibility
June 30, 2025
Architects alone cannot solve the housing crisis, but we can help change the system.
Sustainability
When progress stalled, LPA doubled down on performance
July 7, 2025
After posting disappointing 2023 results in the AIA 2030 Commitment, LPA president Keith Hempel, FAIA, explains the firm's efforts to do better.
Career and the profession
Securing the future
December 9, 2024
AIA President Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC, discusses the purpose of leadership and reflects on her year as AIA's 100th President.
EDI
Nine Hispanic and Latinx architects you should know
September 26, 2024
To mark this year's Hispanic Heritage Month, we're honoring the work and contributions of nine Hispanic and Latinx architects.
Career and the profession
How pay transparency cultivates leadership in architecture
July 11, 2025
Work Program Architects is among a handful of firms where employees share salary information openly.
Design and health
How can architects transform the birth experience in America?
June 17, 2024
Maternal death rates are staggering in the U.S. Architects see an opportunity to improve birth environments and postpartum resources for women and their...
Career and the profession
Are students prepared for practice?
July 28, 2025
Firm experience and good instruction can temper the transition from classroom to professional life.
EDI
Redesigning the rules of early practice
July 21, 2025
How embedding equity frameworks upstream is helping to rewire architectural education.
Career and the profession
How America's youngest licensed architect thinks about the future
August 4, 2025
Emily Almloff, AIA, speaks on health care architecture, improving licensure, and more.
Career and the profession
Beyond the handshake: Building meaningful professional relationships
August 11, 2025
Growth in the profession rarely happens alone.
Career and the profession
IPAL at 10: Program expansion sparks support and debate
August 11, 2025
Faculty and students reflect on the successes and challenges of IPAL’s first decade.
EDI
Baratunde Thurston teaches AIA leaders “How to citizen"
February 28, 2025
At AIA’s annual Leadership Summit, podcaster and TV host Baratunde Thurston shared a vision for collective action.
Materials
Pre-engineered steel buildings: A smart response to a shifting construction landscape
August 6, 2025
AIA partner BlueScope Buildings North America explores how PEB systems offer a high-performance framework that blends predictability, design flexibility, and...
A restorative future for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
August 18, 2025
The venerable research institution is undergoing a historic campus expansion.
